On April 29 and 30 (2020), SEE-TEL partnered with Network for Educator Effectiveness (NEEAdvantage.com) to host two webinars titled Teaching English Learners and Working with Immigrant Families from Home: Education in the Time of COVID-19. The webinar on Wednesday the 29th was geared toward elementary educators, while the second webinar on Thursday, April 30 was geared […]
ESSA and Student Assessment Requirements
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) legislated in 2015, serves as the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), replacing NCLB (2001). ESSA recognizes that English Learners (ELs) are one of the fastest growing populations in U.S. schools, comprising nearly 10% of the school population nationwide. ESSA stresses that ELs […]
How an Online Practicum Course Could Enhance Teaching English Learners
One of the primary investigators on the SEE-TEL grant, Dr. Kim Song, recently published a paper in the International Journal of Teacher Education and Professional Development. The mixed-methods study examined how an online practicum course could enhance teaching for English learners (ELs). Read the paper here: Online Practicum Course Enhances Teaching for English Learners